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19th century cast iron Egyptian revival st. torchières signed Durenne, Paris

List: $48,500.00

A pair of very handsome and large scale 19th century cast iron Egyptian revival st. Porteurs d'Eau Nubians electrified torchières signed Durenne, Paris. Each is raised on a polychrome pedestal with mottled base and a giltwood and polychrome designed support.... — Read More

  • Item # 5954
  • H: 94.5 in L: 19 in D: 19 in

    H: 240 cm L: 48 cm D: 48 cm

  • Egypt
  • 19th Century
  • Cast Iron, Giltwood, Polychrome
  • Antoine Durenne Read More
  • Was an internationally renowned French art founder. He attended l’École des Beaux-Arts in 1842. Durenne purchased a small foundry in Sommevoire, near the Val d'Osne , Haute-Marne, France, and established The Durenne firm. By the 1860s, numerous examples of high quality bas-reliefs, fountains, statues and vases were being produced and the firm began exhibiting at various exhibitions, including the 1862 and 1867 International Exhibitions in Paris. Antoine Durenne was a founding member of the L'Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs. In 1888 the foundry acquired the address of S.A.d.F. du Val d'Osne, Rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, 26, in Paris.
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19th century cast iron Egyptian revival st. torchières signed Durenne, Paris